Children under age 16 won't be able to go to the new Disney film Beauty and the Beast in Russia because it includes a gay character, the Russian Culture Ministry said Tuesday. Russian law based on Milonov billIn 2013, Russia passed a federal law banning "gay propaganda" among minors. (Walt Disney Studios)At the film's March 2 premiere in Los Angeles, director Bill Condon suggested that describing LeFou as Disney's first gay character went too far. The director added: "You can't help but wonder in his adoration of Gaston ... [is there] something more going on?" (Walt Disney Studios)One Alabama drive-in theatre has cancelled plans to show the film, which opens next week and stars Emma Watson as Belle.

Source: CBC News March 07, 2017 15:11 UTC